... --------------------------------------------------------------~------ 1 THE The Independent Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary's OLUME 38: ISSUE 76 MONDAY, JANUARY 26,2004 NDSMCOBSERVER.COM ND presidential candidates announced Four tickets vie for student Incumbents Lao, Chin will body leadership not run for re-election By MAUREEN REYNOLDS By MAUREEN REYNOLDS Associate News Editor Associate News Editor As election year begins across the coun­ Two names will be notably missing try, so it begins on the Notre Dame campus from the list of candidates in the upcom­ as candidates begin campaigning for the ing Notre Dame elections. Student body top spots in the Student Union - student president Jeremy Lao and student body body president and vice president. vice president Emily Chin have each This year, four tickets - Ryan Craft and chosen not to run for office next term. Steve Lynch, Charlie Ebersol and James Lao and Chin both cited different rea­ Leito, Mark Healy and Mike Healy and sons for their decisions. Adam Istvan and Carla Bell - will compete Although Lao said his student govern­ for election compared to last year's seven ment experience has been a good one, tickets. This drop in numbers is most likely he said he would like to find other activ­ due to the number of student signatures the ities in which to be involved during his candidates had to obtain on petitions before senior year. being accepted to run. Last year, candidates "Being involved with student govern­ were required to obtain 300 signatures, but ment for the past three years has been a the number was raised to 700 during a really fulfilling experience," said Lao. December Council of Representatives meet­ ''I'd like to use my final year to pursue ing. different interests and to find new expe­ The approval process for each ticket riences for myself." comes from having the required number of As an example, Lao said that he had signatures, and each candidate must be in been accepted into an applied invest­ good academic standing and good standing ment management course, but was with the Office of Residence Life and unable to take the class due to his com­ Housing, Judicial Board President Elliot mitments as student body president. see CANDIDATES/page 8 SOURCE: Notre Dame Judicial Board MIKE HARKINS/Observer Graphic see LAO/page 8 Students march on Washington Three tickets compete ND Right to Life Club participates in March for Life for SMC presidency new president, the new apart­ By ANGElA SAOUD ments and a new student center News Writer coming to campus, we want to embrace the change, and we feel Three tickets will vie for student it's time for new student govern­ body president and vice president ment representation," White said. in tomorrow's election, the largest "We've had a wonderful experi­ pool of candidates in three years. ence working together this year The three sets of running mates and would like to carry that on are Sarah Brown and Michelle into next year as well. We know Fitzgerald, Shay Jolly and we are ready to take our involve­ Veronica ment with student government to Saavedra and the next level." S a r a h See Also As the current junior class presi­ Catherine "Meet the dent and vice president, White and White and Moran said they have big plans for Candidates" Mary Pauline the future of Saint Mary's. Moran,. page4 "Our platform really centers White and around the students," said White. Moran, both juniors, are running "We want to work to energize stu­ with the campaign slogan "Belles dent life, approach student's needs ring in change." see SM C/page 6 Photo courtesy of Andrew McElhinney "With Dr. Carol Mooney as our Members of the Notre Dame Right to Life Club march In front of the Supreme Court last week. abortion in the United States. unborn. Andrew McElhinney, By MATT BRAMANTI Janel Daufenbach, club a seminarian at Moreau News Writer president, said the march pro­ Seminary, said he had a vided a unique opportunity to desire to defend the unborn. Notre Dame students often meet with pro-life activists "It's a really powerful expe­ have a reputation for being from colleges across the rience," McElhinney said. "It's apathetic to current events, nation. a great opportunity to show but don't tell that to members "It was really inspiring to be support for the most unpro­ of the Notre Dame Right to there with so many college tected people in our society." Life Club. students," she said. Senior Meg Hunter-Kilmer The pro-life organization Daufenbach said about echoed that sentiment, calling took about 200 Notre Dame 250,000 abortion opponents the march "powerful." and Saint Mary's students to took part in the march, which Hunter-KHmer said the mas­ Washington, D.C., last week to led from the Washington sive gathering was a chance participate in the March for Monument to the Supreme to build unity among pro-life Life. The march, now in its Court. students from different col­ 31st year, commemorates the Several students who leges. She said the Notre Supreme Court's decision in attended the march said they l,loe v. Wade, which legalized were motivated by love for the see MARCH/page 6 SOURCE: Saint Mary's Board of Governance MIKE HARK INS/Observer GraphiC page 2 The Observer+ PAGE 2 Monday, January 26, 2004 INSIDE COLUMN QUESTION OF THE DAY: How ARE YOU STAYING WARM IN THE BITTER COLD? Rock the vote During Winter Break, gathered at a friend's house over dinner, the con­ versation quickly turned to politics. She, a Stanford sophomore, told us of Ama Nussbaum Brian Hedges Dan McSwain Dan Greiwe Kristina Drzlac Sarah Schneider the circus-like atmosphere to which Sophomore Freshman Junior Freshman Junior Senior California had O'Neill Siegfried P.E. Off-Campus fallen as a result Farley Siegfried of the recent gov­ ernor's recall and ncuddling with "Wearing my "Fm going to "Lots and lots "Strapping live .. Vegetarian spoke of her my roommate. " of layers.·· squirrels to my Chicken Noodle excitement at Jagermeister Australia. finally being able jacket." seriously!" body for Soup." to vote as a warmth." Californian. She proudly men­ tioned how she, Joe Trombello like so many other Palo Alto resi­ dents, bucked the Assistant state-wide trend News Editor to recall Gray Davis. Her vote meant something, even though she voted for a losing proposi­ IN BRIEF tion, and she was excited at getting to do it. The English Department will During a short break in the conver­ present a lecture given by sation, another friend quietly asked, Vanderbilt professor Jonathan . "Guys, I'm sorry, but, what recall?" Lamb titled. "The Crying ·of Lost Polite laughter ensued - my friend, Things: Advertisements for Lost the loveable screw-up, smiled sheep­ Property ·and the Beggar's ishly. I laughed too, later finding this Opera." The event will take place emotion replaced by one of slight sad­ from 4:30 to 5:45 p.m. in the ness and even embarrassment. Hesburgh Center Auditorium. So much has been said about the political apathy in today's youth. The final showing of the Eighteen- to 24-year-olds simply don't Student Film Festival runs in care enough, or are too lazy, to get the Hesburgh Library Carey out and vote, the argument goes. Auditorium from 7:30 to 9:45 College students would rather drink p.m. tonight. Tickets are $5. and watch sports than a political debate. "The Thief," a 1997 Russian It's much sexier to send off that sub­ movie that received an Oscar scription in the mail for Maxim or nomination for Best Foreign Sports Illustrated than the voter's reg­ Language Film. will play tonight istration card or an absentee ballot, from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. in more enjoyable to surf the Web in DeBartolo 120. search of music downloads (perhaps, even, the new remixes of Dean's ''I Representatives from over 100 have a scream" speech) than a candi­ ANDY KENNAfThe Observer companies will speak with stu­ date's personal Web page. A student participates In ping-pong, one of the over 15 events In Friday's Late Night dents about employment oppor­ It's fairly easy to understand why Olympics. The event pitted teams of dorms against each other In athletic competi­ tunities in the Winter Career people refuse to vote. To some, poli­ tions and raised money for Special Olympics. and Internship Fair tomorrow. tics is a complicated and frustrating The fair will occur from 4 to 8 game, too partisan and bitter. p.m. in the Joyce Center Candidates on both sides often seem Fieldhouse. Students of all levels flawed. are encouraged to attend. · College students especially seem pessimistic about government - we OFFBEAT Amante House, a post-gradu­ complain about the ineffectiveness of ate service opportunity in student government, for example, at Bloomberg offers Mrs. spokesman Ed Skyler issued The police station in the Atkins steak dinner Chicago, will hold an information how the administration seems non­ a three-sentence statement town of Dimona in the session for interested students. NEW YORK - Mayor about the food fight. chalant about our concerns, how little southern Negev Desert is The session will be held from 8 change actually gets accomplished. Michael Bloomberg, "While talking to rtrefight­ used to store all the mari­ embroiled in a battle over to 9 p.m. in the Center for Social Why should we expect politics at the ers about the challenges of juana confiScated along the Concerns Lounge. national level to mean something? remarks he made about Dr.